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Fantastic Fantasy!

Faebound by Saara El-Arifi

January 8, 2024 by LB Leave a Comment

Saara El-Arifi immediately place herself on my auto-buy list with her debut, and this new world she’s created just confirms why I love her storytelling. The book starts with a myth telling of the three gods: Asase, the Wheat, god of the earth and creator of humans; Ewia, the two-headed Bat, god of the sun and creator of fae: and Bosome, the Water, god of the moon and creator of the elves. As far as anyone is aware, all that remains in the world are […]

Filed Under: Fantasy Tagged With: #fantasy, elves, fae, Faebound, faerytale, fated romance, mythology, politics, prophecy, queer, Saara El-Arifi, sapphic, Sisters, war

LB's CBR16 Review No:1 · Genres: Fantasy · Tags: #fantasy, elves, fae, Faebound, faerytale, fated romance, mythology, politics, prophecy, queer, Saara El-Arifi, sapphic, Sisters, war ·
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